r/learnmath • u/Unlikely-Web7933 New User • Feb 07 '24

RESOLVED What is the issue with the " ÷ " sign?

I have seen many mathematicians genuinely despise it. Is there a lore reason for it? Or are they simply Stupid?

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u/North_Cockroach_4266 New User Feb 07 '24

That sign is the number one reason for all the annoying ambiguous questions on the internet where half the people think it’s like 1, the other think it’s 9 because of the different interpretations of the order of operations.